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NICE Guideline Scope - Consultation

15th Nov 2013

NICE Guideline Scope - Consultation.......... "Last chance for MACP members to comment on the draft scope for clinical guidelines on low back pain from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

The final clinical guidelines will 'improve targeting of treatment and potentially improve quality of life of people suffering from low back pain and radicular pain', according to NICE.

The scope suggests that all settings in which NHS care is provided will be covered by the updated guidelines. Among the key issues the scope will cover are lifestyle interventions, such as self-management strategies and group programmes. Others include analgesics, muscle relaxants, anticonvulsants and other pharmacological treatments.

The consultation on the draft scope is open until 18 November. CSP professional adviser Ralph Hammond said 'Think about what interventions have been included or excluded and whether these are right. Are there other interventions that should be included, and any other clinical questions NICE needs to consider?'

If you have an comments regarding the scope of the next NICE LBP guidelines please send them (By the 17th THIS SUNDAY ) to the MACP Professional Network officer professionalnetwork@macpweb.org who will forward them to Chris Mercer FMACP. Chris is representing the MACP in the consultation and guideline development process.

PPA Draft Competencies

11th Nov 2013

Dear MACP member..................

PPA Draft Competencies - Member Consultation....

The Physiotherapy Pain Association (PPA) have been working in partnership with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) to develop a framework to describe the levels of skill an expertise amongst physiotherapists working with those experiencing pain. The first draft of this document is currently out for consultation with members of both organisations and we hope to use the feedback from this consultation to shape the next phase of revisions.

We have started the consultation process early as we wish to use the member views to steer and shape the document before the project direction becomes too fixed. We are really grateful for your time in responding to this consultation process.

IFOMPT Newsletter July 2013

Members standing order payments

8th Oct 2013

Members who have paid for their annual subs by standing order - please note that these payments will not be added to member accounts until the middle of October and, in the meantime, your account will show £80 as an outstanding balance.

AGM Reports

11th Sep 2013

The reports for this years AGM are now on the website for members under the Home menu / MACP AGM 2013.....(members log in required).

Clinical Academic Career funded opportunies

The University of Brighton is working with partner organisations to offer a route into the Clinical Academic Career Programme for Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals. The university is pleased to offer two opportunities: a jointly funded clinical academic appointment and a funded post doctoral secondment. Find out more...(click here)

Funding for Masters students - CSP Dissemination Awards.

8th Aug 2013

Funding for Masters students - CSP Dissemination Awards.......New CSP Research Priorities Masters Dissemination Awards of £500, financed by the CSP Charitable Trust, have been set up to:- fund members undertaking post-registration Masters research projects to disseminate their findings

Post-registration Masters students:- register your research project now in the CSP database of projects related to an identified research priority - ask your course supervisor or programme lead for details

AGM 2013

7th Aug 2013

The MACP 45th AGM will be held on Thursday 10th October 2013 from 5.45pm at the International Convention Centre, Birmingham. There will be a welcome drinks reception for members and invited guests from 5.45pm and the AGM will take place from 6.15pm.

physios in sport

25th Jul 2013

physios in sport are delighted to announce details of their exciting biennial conference 25 + 26 October in Glasgow - not everything in sport is black and white: add some colour with presentations from speakers from all over the World - further details on https://www.physiosinsport.org/conference-introduction

NICE

13th Jun 2013

Notice of a forthcoming consultation on the guideline for Neuropathic pain - pharmacological management.......

Draft Guideline Consultation.....

Please find in the attached PDF (click here for pdf) details of the draft consultation period for a clinical guideline.

If you have any queries on the Institute's guideline development process or the progress of a specific guideline, please do not hesitate to contact me.

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